Head of Passive Fire Consulting in City of Westminster

Head of Passive Fire Consulting in City of Westminster

City of Westminster Full-Time 60000 - 80000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Bellrock

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead and develop the Passive Fire Consulting team, ensuring compliance and quality in fire safety services.
  • Company: Bellrock, a forward-thinking property services company redefining real estate management.
  • Benefits: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, health cover, and a supportive workplace culture.
  • Other info: Join a diverse team that values unique perspectives and supports your career growth.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in fire safety while leading a talented team in a dynamic environment.
  • Qualifications: Extensive experience in passive fire protection and strong leadership skills required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.

Head of Passive Fire Consulting

Bellrock is the trusted challenger in UK property services.

Driven by insights, powered by technology, and delivered by talented people, we are redefining how real estate is managed.

Since 2003, our people-first and technology-led approach has helped organisations across the UK transform their estates into high-performance, sustainable environments.

Through our integrated service model—spanning Technologies, Consulting, Critical Engineering & Jordon, and Intelligent Asset Care—we deliver compliance, quality, and operational excellence while reducing cost and carbon impact.

Our award-winning Concerto IWMS platform, together with mobile solutions from Mobiess and energy analytics from In Metriks, enables smart, data-led estate management at scale.

As Head of Passive Fire Consulting, you will lead and develop Bellrock’s Passive Fire service line, overseeing fire door inspections, compartmentation surveys, fire stopping assessments and associated consultancy services.

You will hold responsibility for the technical governance, commercial performance and sustainable growth of the Passive Fire function.

This includes ensuring that inspection methodologies, reporting standards and competence frameworks align with legislation, industry standards and third-party accreditation requirements.

Operating as a senior leader within the Fire & Compliance division, you will ensure that Passive Fire services are delivered consistently, profitably and to a defensible technical standard.

How will you be the change?

We believe every role is essential to providing that peace of mind for our customers - whatever part of the business you’re in.

Because every role plays a part in driving us further.

And everyone can be the change.

That’s how we deliver value for our customers, and build systems that lead the way.

  • As a Head of Passive Fire Consulting with Bellrock, you’ll do it by…
  • Providing strategic leadership for the Passive Fire Consulting team, including surveyors and senior consultants.
  • Owning and maintaining survey methodologies, reporting templates and quality control frameworks for:
  • Fire door inspections
  • Compartmentation surveys
  • Fire stopping assessments
  • Passive fire defect reporting

• Ensuring compliance with relevant standards and guidance including

  • Approved Document B
  • BS EN 1634 series
  • Relevant ASFP guidance
  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
  • Building Safety Act (where applicable)
  • Overseeing quality assurance processes, peer review structures and audit readiness.
  • Managing commercial performance including utilisation rates, day‑rate recovery, margin retention and pipeline conversion.
  • Reducing subcontractor reliance where strategically appropriate and developing internal capability.
  • Supporting major tenders and framework bids requiring passive fire expertise.
  • Leading accreditation and third‑party certification alignment (e. g., FIRAS, BAFE where applicable).
  • Ensuring appropriate competence levels across the team and supporting CPD development.
  • Acting as senior escalation point for complex technical disputes or remediation scope challenges.
  • Collaborating closely with Fire Engineering and FRA teams to ensure joined‑up compliance solutions.

What does it take?

If you’re ready to be the energy that helps us build our business, share our success, and really own it as a Head of Passive Fire Consulting, you’ll need…

  • Extensive experience in passive fire protection inspection and consultancy, including fire door inspections, compartmentation surveys and fire stopping assessments.
  • Demonstrable experience leading and developing passive fire teams within a consultancy or compliance environment.
  • Strong technical understanding of passive fire systems, including fire door assemblies, structural fire protection, fire stopping and compartmentation principles.
  • Recognised fire safety qualification at Level 4 or Level 5 (aligned to BS 8674 or equivalent).
  • Formal fire door inspection qualification (e. g. FDIS Diploma or equivalent) highly desirable.
  • Membership at Member level or above with a recognised professional body (e. g. IFE, IFSM, CABE or equivalent).
  • Proven experience working within, or managing, third‑party accreditation schemes (e. g. UKAS‑accredited frameworks, BAFE, FIRAS or equivalent).

Strong understanding of relevant legislation and guidance, including

  • Approved Document B
  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
  • Building Safety Act
  • BS EN 1634 series
  • ASFP technical guidance

Demonstrable experience developing survey methodologies, reporting templates and quality assurance processes.

Commercial awareness, including experience managing utilisation rates, margin performance and subcontractor control.

Experience contributing to audit readiness, technical governance and professional indemnity risk management frameworks.

AI fluency & learning mindset: We are looking for people who actively use AI in their day‑to‑day work, demonstrate strong curiosity about new technologies, and take ownership for continuously improving how they think, work, and deliver.

Working arrangements

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow.

In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work mobile across London and various other sites around the UK Monday to Friday.

What can we offer you?

  • Upon joining Bellrock, you can expect a comprehensive benefits package including:
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you (enjoy it, it’s on us)
  • Salary exchange pension scheme
  • Life cover
  • Paid sick leave
  • Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work
  • Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials
  • Healthcare Cashplan
  • Motor Save Scheme
  • Refer a friend
  • Liftshare
  • Virtual GP
  • Helping you to shine

We’ve always encouraged new and different perspectives - and that also means making ours a workplace that encourages diverse and unique voices.

Where everyone feels welcome, included, and supported to be themselves and achieve more.

So, if you join us, you’ll find an inclusive workplace that recognises your hard work, offers lots of learning and development, flexible and hybrid working, and support for your wellbeing.

As well as benefits that can make a difference to your life.

Ready to start shining?

Our people are our passion, so we’re all about helping them to shine.

That means putting everything in place for you to have a rewarding career with us.

So you can go far in your career, with us behind you.

And our business will grow, too.

If you’re ready to start your career journey with Bellrock, we’re ready to welcome you.

It’s a great place to be - the light, the energy, the solution.

You.

Apply today.

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Head of Passive Fire Consulting in City of Westminster employer: Bellrock

Bellrock Group is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and well-being, offering a comprehensive benefits package alongside a flexible hybrid working model from either Bristol or London. With a strong emphasis on training and development, employees are encouraged to enhance their skills in a supportive work culture that values collaboration and innovation, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in real estate consultancy.

Bellrock

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We think you need these skills to ace Head of Passive Fire Consulting in City of Westminster

Passive Fire Protection Inspection
Fire Door Inspections
Compartmentation Surveys
Fire Stopping Assessments
Technical Governance
Commercial Performance Management
Quality Assurance Processes